Installing MacBook Pro 1 5" Retina Display Mid 201 2 AirPort Board
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Installing MacBook Pro 15"
Retina Display Mid 2012 AirPort
Board
Written By: Jake Devincenzi
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J O PARTS:
MacBook Pro and Air 5-Point Pentalobe
• MacBook Pro 15" Retina
Screwdriver (1)
Airport/Bluetooth Board (1)
Spudqer(1)
T5 Torx Screwdriver (1)
SUMMARY
Having connectivity issues? Use this guide to replace the AirPort board.
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Installing MacBook Pro 1 5" Retina Display Mid 201 2 AirPort Board
Step 1 — Lower Case
• Remove the following pentalobe
screws securing the lower case to
the MacBook Pro with Retina
display.
♦ Eight 3.0 mm
# Two 2.3 mm
Step 2
• Lifting from the edge nearest the
clutch cover, lift the lower case off
the MacBook Pro.
• Set the lower case aside.
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Installing MacBook Pro 1 5" Retina Display Mid 201 2 AirPort Board
Step 3 — Battery Connector
• Peel back the warning label
covering the battery connector.
Step 4
• Using the flat end of a spudger, gently pry the battery connector straight up out of its
socket on the logic board.
• Bend the battery cables back and out of the way, ensuring that the battery connector
doesn't accidentally make contact with the logic board.
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Installing MacBook Pro 1 5" Retina Display Mid 201 2 AirPort Board
Step 5 — AirPort Board
• Use the tip of a spudger to detach
the three antenna connectors up
from their sockets on the AirPort
board.
Step 6
• Remove the single 2.9 mm T5 Torx screw securing the AirPort board to the logic board.
• Grasp the edges of the board and slide it out from its connector.
• Lift and remove the AirPort board.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on 2013-02-16 12:51:07 PM.
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